Haase v. Midwest Maintenance Co et al

Filing 20

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE - Plaintiff shall have until December 22, 2010, to show cause why this case should not be dismissed. If Plaintiff does not respond, or if good cause is not shown, this action will be dismissed without prejudice and without further notice. The Clerk of the court is directed to set a pro se case management deadline with the following text: December 22, 2010: deadline for Plaintiff to show cause why service of process was not completed. Show Cause Deadline set for 12/22/2010. Ordered by Chief Judge Joseph F. Bataillon. (Copy mailed to pro se party)(MKR)

-PRSE Haase v. Midwest Maintenance Co et al

Doc. 20

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA NANCY L. HAASE, Plaintiff, v. MIDWEST MAINTENANCE CO., and TOM REYES, V.P., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

8:10CV218

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

This matter is before the court on its own motion. Plaintiff filed this matter on June 7, 2010. (Filing No. 1.) Because Plaintiff paid the $350.00 filing fee, the Clerk of the court provided Plaintiff with two blank summons forms in order for her to complete service of process on Defendants. (Filing No. 2.) Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4 requires that service of process be completed "within 120 days after the complaint is filed." Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m). Thus, Plaintiff was required to complete service of process on Defendants no later than October 5, 2010. Plaintiff has never returned the completed summons forms and has not completed service of process on Defendants. (See Docket Sheet.)1 IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that: 1. Plaintiff shall have until December 22, 2010, to show cause why this case should not be dismissed. If Plaintiff does not respond, or if good cause is not shown, this action will be dismissed without prejudice and without further notice. 2. The Clerk of the court is directed to set a pro se case management

Plaintiff has a nearly-identical case pending in this court in which service of process did occur. (See Case No. 8:10CV249.)

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deadline with the following text: December 22, 2010: deadline for Plaintiff to show cause why service of process was not completed. DATED this 23rd day of November, 2010. BY THE COURT: s/ Joseph F. Bataillon Chief United States District Judge

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